“I think you go from managers enjoying a win to just being relieved of a win. I think that’s where it’s gone and there are perhaps the top four or five managers in the Premier League that are safe in their jobs.”

When asked if he felt managers get enough time these days, Evans said they did not, going on to explain that the rewards for those clubs who reach the promised land of the Premier League are such that bosses of second tier clubs are under constant pressure to deliver.

Speaking about potential Premier League promotion, Evans said, “Chairman and people who invest in those clubs are very fearful that they are not going to be involved in that going forward.”

Evans recently replaced Uwe Rosler as manager of Leeds and after a shaky start he appears to have steadied the ship, winning back-to-back matches against Cardiff City and Huddersfield.

There is still a very long way to go, but it seems the Leeds squad are playing for him and some of those previously faltering are now back to their best.

Vincent Ralph

After graduating with a degree in English Literature, Vincent completed a NCTJ-accredited qualification in newspaper and magazine journalism in 2005. Shortly after, in a somewhat leftfield move, he began working at a secondary school in Kent. After eight years – the last four of which were spent as Head of Sixth Form – he began to write full-time, combining his love of football with his passion for the written word.Alongside his work for HITC Sport, he also writes film reviews for HITC Lifestyle… along with the odd music interview when fate allows.